A signal measurement method and a device for comparing measurement results of a serving cell and a neighbor cell in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a resource restriction pattern including first pattern information that indicates specific subframes to be restricted in measurement of the serving cell, measuring the neighbor cell at a first frequency band, measuring, if a predetermined condition is met, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the predetermined condition is not met, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information and performing evaluation by comparing a serving cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the serving cell with a neighbor cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the neighbor cell.
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1. A method for comparing measurement results of a serving cell and a neighbor cell, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a resource restriction pattern including first pattern information that indicates specific subframes to be restricted in measurement of the serving cell; measuring, by the UE, the neighbor cell at a first frequency band; measuring, by the UE, if a predetermined condition is met, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the predetermined condition is not met, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information; and performing, by the UE, evaluation by comparing a serving cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the serving cell with a neighbor cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the neighbor cell.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the serving cell includes: measuring, if a frequency band of the serving cell overlaps at least in part with the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the frequency band of the serving cell does not overlap with the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the serving cell includes: measuring, if a data transmission/reception rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the data transmission/reception rate is lower than the predetermined value, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the serving cell includes: measuring, if a frequency band of a last Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration or reconfiguration corresponds to the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the frequency band of the last RRC configuration or reconfiguration does not correspond to the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource restriction pattern further includes second pattern information that indicates specific subframes to be restricted in measurement of the neighbor cell, and wherein the measuring of the serving cell comprises: measuring, if the second pattern information is applied to the neighbor cell measurement in the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the second pattern information is not applied to the neighbor cell measurement in the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the serving cell includes: measuring, if measurement of the neighbor cell is an intra-frequency cell measurement, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the neighbor cell measurement is an inter-frequency cell measurement, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the serving cell includes: measuring, if a frequency band of the serving cell is identical to the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and measuring, if the frequency band of the serving cell is not identical to the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
8. A device for comparing measurement results of a serving cell and a neighbor cell, the device comprising: a transceiver configured to receive a resource restriction pattern including first pattern information that indicates specific subframes to be restricted in measurement of the serving cell; and a control unit configured to measure the neighbor cell at a first frequency band, to measure, if a predetermined condition is met, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, to measure, if the predetermined condition is not met, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information, and to perform evaluation by comparing a serving cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the serving cell with a neighbor cell measurement result obtained from measurement of the neighbor cell.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if a frequency band of the serving cell overlaps at least in part with the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the frequency band of the serving cell does not overlap with the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if a data transmission/reception rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the data transmission/reception rate is lower than the predetermined value, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if a frequency band of a last Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration or reconfiguration corresponds to the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the frequency band of the last RRC configuration or reconfiguration does not correspond to the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the resource restriction pattern further includes second pattern information that indicates specific subframes to be restricted in measurement of the neighbor cell, and wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if the second pattern information is applied to the neighbor cell measurement in the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the second pattern information is not applied to the neighbor cell measurement in the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if measurement of the neighbor cell is an intra-frequency cell measurement, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the neighbor cell measurement is an inter-frequency cell measurement, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is further configured to measure, if a frequency band of the serving cell is identical to the first frequency band, the serving cell applying the first pattern information, and to measure, if the frequency band of the serving cell is not identical to the first frequency band, the serving cell without applying the first pattern information.
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February 21, 2012
October 28, 2014
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